Aurelian us, LUCIUS

DOMITIUS, 214-275. Roman emperor 270; victorious over Goths, Vandals and Germans 270; over Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, 273; also in Gaul, Spain and Britain 274; slain by his secretary. He was a great soldier, and the "restorer of the empire," carrying toward completion the work of his predece or Claudius II. Aurelius Ant on in us, MARCUS, 121-180. Roman emperor and stoic philosopher. In a corrupt age he led Statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. a life of singular purity and virtue. During his reign, 161-180, which was marked by many public calamities, he was engaged in continual warfare, and proved an able general. He considered himself "steward of God and servant of the people." His Meditations, full of memorable pa ages and closely approaching the N. T. morality, are an admirable summary of the noble, practical philosophy which guided his life. They have been repeatedly tr. into English, last by Geo. Long, 1862.